Chapter 1
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The woman’s face reflected in the mirror was the definition of beautiful.
Brilliant silver hair with lustrous sheen, and dreamy purple eyes that created the illusion of melting and indulging in self-purification.
She looked very stunning, but her face was like a person deprived of vitality.
Originally, the skin that was white as jade was imprinted with red marks.
It was a trail of suffering from harassment that resulted from yesterday. I couldn’t remember what happened last night.
How can I go back home like this?!
I, who has lived quietly and peacefully for 20 years look like this! How could I have the face to see my father and brother?
“Ha……”
I really wanted to cry.
It’s been 20 years since I reincarnated in a book, but I made such a huge mistake.
Of course, I reincarnated as an extra named Yulia Beatrice.
Usually in reincarnation books, my life should have been in danger by the male or female protagonist, but it was not.
The setting I was born into, was the youngest Princess of the Imperial family who monopolized their love.
I was raised so carefully that I developed an independent personality as a child.
Although, that was Yulia’s personality in the original story, not mine.
Unlike her lucky background, Yulia was a character with a very tragic ending.
She fell so in love with the villian that she chased after him to the point of insanity.
Just because the villain found her annoying, Yulia had to witness her family members who deeply loved her, being slaughtered by the man she had an unrequited love for.
In the end, she took her own life from shock and depression.
“Gasp…..”
My legs became weak so I sat down.
I couldn’t let my father and brother die because of me, so I lived quietly for 20 years without getting involved with the villian.
But 20 years of hard work went to waste.
I had nothing to say because I accidentally had a one-night stand.
It would be better if I slept with a supporting character, an extra, or a person who didn’t appear in the story at all.
I couldn’t decide if it was better if I slept with the male lead, or a sub male lead.
But out of everyone!!
I slept with the villain who killed my family and was the reason for my death.
Alcohol is my worst enemy! The worst! If I wasn’t drunk yesterday, I wouldn’t make such a mistake.
Even in my past life I died from drinking alcohol.
No matter what I had to do with alcohol in my previous life, there should have been nothing wrong with this life.
I was told to drink moderately by my dad before I left.
“Yulia.”
My emotions sprang up at the voice that was coming from the door.
How can a person’s voice be so deep?
I would either die from a vase being thrown at me, or my neck would be cut off.
Regardless of the reason, my death would be because of the villian.
I obviously became stupid from the idea of pursuing true love through a natural meeting.
Somehow, I was deeply blinded by the desire to meet someone.
Others may not know, but I was frustrated from being single.
“Ahhhhhhhh!” (frustrated screaming noises)
In the original story, Yulia was not only interested in the villian but obsessed with him and chased after him like a devoted stalker.
Since the villain was deeply bothered by Yulia, he killed all of Yulia’s family and took over the throne.
I couldn’t bear to let my loved ones die, so I deliberately avoided the villain for 20 years.
But all those efforts went down the drain yesterday.
“Yulia?”
“Don’t come in!”
Although my position was a princess, my title was a little lower than the villain who inherited the Duke’s title.
Let’s just tell him I don’t remember anything, because if I remembered what I did yesterday I don’t think I would have the conscience to talk to him, but since I don’t remember, I have no remorse.
But why do I feel sad?
I should have listened to my father and brother and just stayed in the castle.
“Uh huh huh.” (crying noises)
Why me! I wanted to hit my head on the ground from regret! What’s the point of regretting it now? It already happened!
What’s over? My life is over!
My innocence was taken away, and now I might lose my whole family’s life!
He was a man who pretended to be pure and noble on the outside, but only I knew he was a crazy guy who was faithful to his role as a villain.
The villain came in with the sound of the door slamming open.
“Yulia! Why are you crying?”
“……Do you think I want to cry right now?”
What I’m crying about is that if I committed suicide here, my body would disappear without a mouse or bird knowing.
When I die, I want my family to see my corpse before being buried in the ground, and have a grand funeral.
But if I commit suicide here, he would destroy the evidence without at single soul knowing
“What are you going to do about this!”
The expression on his face was disgusting and showed he didn’t understand at all.
What happened last night was enough for a man and woman to lie in bed without anything on.
If we could admit it was just a mistake, and go our separate ways…….
But this was an entirely different matter.
There was not a single sacred part on my body. How would I explain this to my father and brother?
“How are you going to take responsibility for this?!”
“Have I ever said I wouldn’t take responsibility?”
His reaction came out hostile. I was amazed by his looks and bit my lower lips.
“Did I tell you I wouldn’t take responsibility even once?”
“No…..”
I felt upset. Although he never said he wouldn’t take responsibility, this was all just a mistake.
Deviance! Yeah, it was just a deviation since I didn’t expect any of this, I just wanted to pretend it didn’t happen.
“It’s just…nothing happened…”
“What didn’t happen?”
“I think I said it before, but this is a common and natural thing among men and women.”
Even I thought it was a ridiculous excuse, not all men and women had this kind of accident.
I didn’t have the courage to make eye contact.
Even if we spent the night together, he was the villain in the original story. If possible, I hoped I would no longer get entangled with him.
“Ha…..!”
I was surprised, not because of his voice rather the look he had. I felt afraid of those eyes.
The villain in the original novel, Duke of Chester Siegbert.
Losing his parents at a young age, and a young heir that inherited his family, his relatives scrambled to take his position.
Not only that ,the young boy was forced to take part in the empire’s conquest for war.
Not only did he return, he came back to the empire as a war hero at a young age.
As soon as he returned to the empire, he personally beheaded all his relatives who threatened his place with the sword he used on the battlefield.
It was said that he killed them while looking down at them with a cold expression.
It was so cool and scary that I thought maybe the eyes of that time were the same as those of now.
“You don’t want me to take responsibility?”
“……”
I was so scared that my lips couldn’t move.
I thought I should answer that, so I nodded and expressed my affirmation.
But what the hell is this ominous feeling? He stared at me threateningly.
“Then shouldn’t you be responsible for me?”
“……What?”
Did I perhaps hear it wrong or something?
I couldn’t fathom what I just heard, so I wanted to deny it, but reality made me face the harsh truth.
“Yulia, you have to take responsibility for me.”
“Duke, I…”
“Chester.”
“Duke.”
“You called me Chester until this morning, are you going to back out now?”
“I’m not going to talk about it! I don’t have any relationship with the Duke!”
“The princess seems to be dismissive as having nothing to do with the one-night stand.”
He held my jaw tightly with one hand and gave me a twisted smile.
“I’ve never seen such a thing like this before.”
“……”
My heart was pounding. It was clear that this pounding came from fear. I wonder what possessed me last night!
I couldn’t remember anything, so I felt nervous.
“Yulia, you have to take responsibility for me.”
He kissed every knuckle of my finger.
He stared at me with a very thick look, and started kissing each of my fingers, and then my wrist too.
Unlike his sweet behavior, his gaze contained a menacing look, as if wanting to eat people.
“You’re not going to seduce an innocent man like me to steal my purity and run away, are you?”
It was ridiculous for him to talk like an innocent person, who made the mess yesterday?
His words were so ridiculous that I was speechless.
“…..No.”
I couldn’t bear to say anything, but I had to say something.
In the first place, I had no intention of having a one-night stand with someone. I couldn’t figure out why I was sleeping with the villian.
No, maybe I should blame my stupid taste. He’s a villain, but he’s handsome at least.
If I could go back in time to yesterday, I would grab my hair and throw myself in the castle to stay there.
I felt resentful.
“Duke…..”
“Call me Chester, Yulia.”
This time, he whispered to me in a very sweet and friendly voice.
His eyes were staring at me so passionately, that I felt like he would swallow me at any moment.
“….Chester.”
I reluctantly called out his name.
If I were stubborn, it would delay me more, so I thought I should just do what he wanted right away and get out of here.
I’ve already stayed out for a long time, but I couldn’t make it known that I had this major accident.
“Yulia, don’t even think about getting out of here.”
His voice was so sweet, but his words were terrifying.
He talked as if he would kill me if I left this place, but his voice was so gentle that I didn’t feel threatened.
“What happens if I leave?”
I had some expectations on how it would turn out, but I felt like I had to check if I was right.
Maybe the villain might have an ethical mindset than I thought.
I asked with false hopes.
“If you really want to check, you can try. Although, If you get caught running away, I won’t let you get out of bed without your whole body aching.”
There was creepiness in the gentle voice. I personally experienced the truth of those words and how they were not an exaggeration.
Even if I have a throbbing waist, the reason I can walk around with two legs is because…
It was because he controlled it.
I was so tired and exhausted but he didn’t show any signs of hardship at all.
Is it because he has capabilities beyond human limits? I felt my spine chill.
“You can’t lock up members of the royal family.”
“Did I say I’d lock you up? I’m telling you not to leave for now. As soon as I leave the mansion, I understand that you want to leave in a hurry.”
“……I’m going to report you once I leave.”
“Yes, if that’s possible. I won’t stop you.”
It didn’t work at all. I tried to threaten him, but even if the story line changed he played his role as the villain very well.
Even as I blackmailed him, he wasn’t even fazed.
“If my father and brother know, they won’t let you go……..”
“……”
“It’s not just about getting in trouble. Aside from this I never had such an accident before.”
“That’s a relief.”
What?
“Because I’m your first, and I’m confident that I’ll also be the last.”
“……Don’t you know who I am?”
“I know you very well. Princess Yulia Beatrice.”
So you did know everything. I wish I wasn’t a princess right now if there was a way.
If it were to be like this, I wouldn’t have lived quietly for 20 years!
“Do you want me to keep it a secret?”
“….Really, can you?”
“I can shut up about this if you want.”
For the first time I felt a glimmer of hope.
I was worried that he wouldn’t treat it like nothing happened, but I saw hope when he said he would keep it a secret.
I looked at him with anticipated eyes, but his smiling face was unusual.
“Do you want me to keep it a secret?”
“….How can I make you keep it a secret?”
I could meet most of his requirements. I was the youngest daughter who grew up in the royal family.
I could do anything as long as he didn’t ask for the treasures of the imperial family.
As thoughts crossed my mind, he smiled seductively and pointed his finger at his lips.
“If you want to make me silent, you have to block my mouth with yours.”
He smiled softly and whispered in a low voice.